AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoFringe Theory Claims the Sun May Be Consciousverified_publisherfuturism.com - Noor Al-Sibai"Consciousness does not need to be confined to brains." Mind Over Matter A bong rip of a theory suggests that all matter possesses some form of mind or …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHall of Mirrors: The Many Ways Consciousness Baffles Researchersmindmatters.ai - Denyse O'LearyTo contemplate consciousness is, as professor of religion Greg Peterson put it, like looking into and out of a window at the same time. No surprise …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIs Consciousness an Illusion?? Five Experts in Science, Religion & Technology Explainopenculture.com - Colin MarshallEven among non-neuroscientists, determining the origin and purpose of consciousness is widely known as “the hard problem.” Since its coinage by …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCould Human Consciousness Be a Recent Historical Development?mindmatters.ai - Denyse O'LearyNautilus recently republished science writer Veronique Greenwood’s thoughtful 2015 essay on the work of consciousness researcher Julian Jaynes …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA bold new take on quantum theory could reveal how reality emergesnewscientist.com - Tom RivlinONE snowy day last year, I trekked out of Vienna, Austria, winding my way to one of the city’s graveyards to visit the final resting place of a giant …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPhilosopher Explains How We Can Know That Consciousness Is Realmindmatters.ai - Denyse O'LearyLast Friday, YouTube philosophy channel Closer to Truth aired host Robert Lawrence Kuhn’s interview with University of Texas, Austin, analytical …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe intriguing experiments forcing a rethink on quantum consciousnessnewscientist.com - George MusserTWO weeks before the pandemic lockdown in March 2020, I flew to Tucson, Arizona, and knocked on the door of a suburban ranch-style house. I was there …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordAvatarAvatarConsciousness May Actually Begin Before Birth, Study Suggestsverified_publisherPopular Mechanics - Darren OrfThe light switch might flip on much earlier than we thought. For millennia, defining consciousness—both what it is and when it emerges—has been the tricky business of scientists and philosophers (and more recently, AI experts). And one of the biggest black holes in our knowledge, even though every …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhy the universe might be a hologramphys.org - Paul M. SutterA quarter century ago, physicist Juan Maldacena proposed the AdS/CFT correspondence, an intriguing holographic connection between gravity in a …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA Stanford professor says science shows free will doesn’t exist. Here’s why he’s mistakentheconversation.com - Adam PiovarchyIt seems like we have free will. Most of the time, we are the ones who choose what we eat, how we tie our shoelaces and what articles we read on The …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBreakthrough study reveals we could all be living in a simulationthebrighterside.news - JJ ShavitIn the tranquil ambience of a café, as the scent of coffee wafts by and sunlight dances through the trees, have you ever pondered the nature of …
AvatarJohn H. WoffordFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoQuantum Breakthrough: Scientists Rethink the Nature of Realityscitechdaily.com - Colin CollinsQuantum physicists from Hiroshima University have revealed that the results of quantum measurements are fundamentally tied to the interaction …